Objects for Organizing Data

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Objects for Organizing Data --

• As our programs get more sophisticated, we need
  assistance organizing large amounts of data.
• array declaration and use
• arrays of objects
• parameters and arrays
• multidimensional arrays
• the ArrayList class
• additional techniques for managing strings

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Arrays

• An array is an ordered list of values each of
  which has their own position within the array.
• It is a collection of variables that share the
  same name.
• Each value/variable has a numeric index or
  subscript to refer to a particular element in the
  array.

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Arrays

• For example, an array element can be assigned a
  value, printed, or used in a calculation
• scores2 89
• scoresfirst scoresfirst 2
• mean (scores0 scores1)/2
• System.out.println ("Top " scores5)

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Arrays

• An array of size N is indexed from zero to N-1
• The following array of integers has a size of 10
  and is indexed from 0 to 9

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ARRAYS

• When an array is declared, the name of the array
  is the address in memory of the first value in
  the array. For instance, an array of 9 integers
  (indexed 0-8) called intArray would be located in
  memory like this

View of Memory
1 Location 23


90


40

60 70
75 80 90
scores
01

2


3

4


5


6


7 8
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Arrays

• An array stores multiple values of the same data
  type.
• So if an array of integers is declared, only
  integers may be stored in that array, no strings
  or characters.
• The type can be primitive types or objects.
• Primitive types include arrays of integers,
  doubles, chars, longints etc.
• Therefore, we can create an array of integers, or
  an array of characters, or an array of String
  objects, etc.

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Arrays

• In Java, the array itself is an object.
  Therefore
• Any of the methods that can be used on an object
  can be used on an array.
• The name of the array is a reference variable,
  and the array itself is instantiated separately.

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Declaring Arrays

• Since arrays are objects, the reference must
  first be declared and then the array can be
  instantiated.
• The scores array could be declared as follows
• int scores new int10
• Note that the type of the array (int) does not
  specify its size, but the new operator reserves
  memory locations to store 10 integers indexed
  from 0 to 9.

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Arrays

• The type of the variable scores is int (an
  array of integers)
• It is set to a newly instantiated array of 10
  integers. Only integers may be stored in this
  array.
• If we declared an array of strings, only strings
  may be stored in that array.

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Declaring Arrays

• Some examples of array declarations
• float prices new float500
• boolean flags
• flags new boolean20
• char codes new char1750
• int intArray //allocates no memory
  

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Arrays

• You cannot access an index of an array until it
  is instantiated.
• 
  
• int grades // grades Array has no memory
  allotted
• grades3 7 // ERROR - grades3 does not
  yet exist

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Creates an array with 10 elements

• class Basic_Array
  
• final static int LIMIT 10 // value will
  not change as
  final static int INCREMENT 10 // only
  one copy needed
• public static void main (String args)
  intlist
  new intLIMIT for(int index 0 index lt
  LIMIT index)
  listindex index INCREMENT
• list5 999
• for (int value list) // forEach value in
  list
• System.out.print (value " ")
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  // method main // stores increments of 10
  in each element

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• LIST

0 10


20


30

40 50
60 70
80 90




01

2


3

4


5


6


7


89
0 10


20


30

40 999
60 70
80 90




01

2


3

4


5


6


7


89
Element index 5 is change to 999, which is the
6th element in the array.
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Arrays

• The constant LIMIT holds the size of the array.
  This is a good programming technique because it
  allows you to change the size of the array in one
  place - at the beginning of the program.
• The square brackets in the array declaration are
  an operator in Java. They have a precedence
  relative to other operators i.e. the highest
  precedence.
• Both constants in the previous example were
  declared static because only copy of the size of
  the array is needed.

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Bounds Checking

• If the array codes can hold 100 values, it can
  only be indexed using the numbers 0 to 99
• If count has the value 100, then the following
  reference will cause an ArrayOutOfBoundsException
  
• System.out.println (codescount)
• Its common to introduce off-by-one errors when
  using arrays

for (int index0 index lt 100
index) codesindex index50 epsilon
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Bounds Checking

• Each array object has a public constant called
  length that stores the size of the array.
• It is referenced through the array name (just
  like any other object)

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Length of an Array

• scores.length
• Length is a constant defined in the array class.
• scores. length holds the number of elements
  allocated, not the largest index.
• That is, it holds the number of items you
  allocated for the array when you declared it..
• In the program Reverse_Numbers, an array is
  constructed to store numbers which are printed
  out in reverse.

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ARRAYS

• Arrays are considered to be a static structure
  because they have a fixed size. They cannot
  shrink or grow in size.
• Data structures like arrays are good when we
  know ahead of time how many elements are needed.
  
• Other data structures like ArrayLists and linked
  lists can be used when it is necessary to
  dynamically build a structure to hold elements.
• This is necessary when the number of elements is
  not known ahead of time.

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Initializer Lists

• An initializer list can be used to instantiate
  and initialize an array in one step.
• The values are delimited by braces and separated
  by commas. Examples
• int units 147, 323, 89, 933, 540,
• 269, 97, 114, 298, 476
• char letter_grades 'A', 'B', 'C',D
• 
  The array units is instantiated
  as an array of 10 ints, indexed from 0 to 9.
• The letter_grades array consists of an array of 4
  characters.

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Initializer Lists

• Note that when an initializer list is used
• the new operator is not used
• no size value is specified
• the type of each value in the list must be the
  same as the data type of the array.
• The size of the array is determined by the number
  of items in the initializer list. An initializer
  list can only be used in the declaration of an
  array.
• The array size is set to the number of elements
  in the initializer list.

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INITIALIZING ARRAYS

• When an array object is instantiated, the
  elements in the array are initialized to the
  default value of the indicated data type.
• That is, it you declare an array of integers,
  each element is initialized to 0.
• However, it is always better to do your own
  initialization.

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Array Examples

• int Numbers new int100
  Numbers0
  0
• for(int i 1 i lt Numbers.length i)
  Numbersi i Numbers(i-1
• We used the length field, which is the field
  provided in the array class to contain the length
  of the array. This field is read-only.
• Though arrays are objects and can access all the
  methods that objects can, the syntax associated
  with them is somewhat different from that of
  other objects.

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CLASS SUM

• class Sum public static void
  main(String args )
  int intArray 1, 3, 5,
  4, 7, 2, 16, 99, 45, 67
  int total 0
  // accumulate the total of the elements in
  the array for
  (int j 0 j lt intArray.length j)
  
  total total intArrayj
  
  //
  print results System.out.println( Total
  array elements is , total)
• // method main // class Sum
• output Total of array elements is 287

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ArrayCopy

• It is possible to copy one array to another array
  with the arraycopy method
• 
  
• public static void arraycopy(Object sourceArray,
  int srcIndex, Object destination, int destIndex,
  int length).
• The two objects are the source and destination
  arrays, the srcIndex and destIndex are the
  starting points in the source and destination
  arrays, and length is the number of elements to
  copy. E.g.

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Copying Arrays

• public static void main(String args)
  
  char copyFrom d,e,c,a, f,
  f,e,i n char
  copyTo new char7
  System.arraycopy(copyFrom, 2, copyTo, 0,7)
  
  
• Arraycopy method begins the copy at element
  number 2 in the source array (copyFrom) which is
  element c. It copies it to the destination
  array (copyTO) starting at index 0. It copies 7
  elements, c to n into copyTO.
  
  

2
d e c a f f e i n
copyFrom
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
c a f f e i n
copyTO
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Arrays of Objects

• Objects can have arrays as instance variables.
  Therefore, fairly complex structures can be
  created simply with arrays and objects
• The software designer must carefully determine an
  organization for each application.

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ARRAYS

• The elements of an array can be object
  references. The declaration
• 
  String words new String25
• reserves space to store 25 references to String
  objects.
• It does NOT create the String objects themselves
  
  
  

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Arrays of Objects

• The words array when initially declared

• At this point, the following reference would
  throw a NullPointerException
• System.out.println (words0)

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Arrays of Objects

• After some String objects are created and stored
  in the array

Address of string
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Arrays of Objects

• Keep in mind that String objects can be created
  using literals
• The following declaration creates an array object
  called verbs and fills it with four String
  objects created using string literals

String verbs "play", "work", "eat", "sleep"
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Initializing Arrays

• // initializes the array
• String name_list Paul, Newman,
  Jessica, Ten)
• Since a string literal instantiates a new string
  object, each string literal in the initializer
  list creates an object for each element of the
  array. Hence
• for(int name 0 name lt name_list.length
  name) System.out.printl(name_listname
  )
• OUTPUT Paul Newman Jessica Ten
  
  

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Array of Strings

• Each object stored in an array can also be
  instantiated separately. e.g.
  
  String phrase new
  String5
  
  phrase0 Good Morning
• phrase1 How are you
• phrase2 Have a Good Day

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Arrays of Objects

• The following example creates an array of Grade
  objects, each with a string representation and a
  numeric lower bound
• See GradeRange.java
• See Grade.java
• Now let's look at an example that manages a
  collection of CD objects
• See Tunes.java
• See CDCollection.java
• See CD.java

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Arrays of Objects

• A UML diagram for the Tunes program

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Outline
Declaring and Using Arrays Arrays of
Objects Two-Dimensional Arrays Variable Length
Parameter Lists The ArrayList Class Polygons and
Polylines Mouse Events and Key Events
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Multidimensional Arrays

• A one-dimensional array stores a simple list of
  values.
• A two-dimensional array can be thought of as a
  table of values, with rows and columns.
• A two-dimensional array element is referenced
  using two index values.
• To be precise, a two-dimensional array in Java is
  an array of arrays, therefore each row can have a
  different length.

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Two-Dimensional Arrays

• A one-dimensional array stores a list of elements
• A two-dimensional array can be thought of as a
  table of elements, with rows and columns

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Two-Dimensional Arrays

• To be precise, in Java a two-dimensional array is
  an array of arrays
• A two-dimensional array is declared by specifying
  the size of each dimension separately
• int scores new int1250
• A array element is referenced using two index
  values
• value scores36
• The array stored in one row can be specified
  using one index

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Two-Dimensional Arrays

• See TwoDArray.java (page 399)
• See SodaSurvey.java (page 400)

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Multidimensional Arrays

• int table 28, 84, 47, 72, 69, 26,
  91, 40, 28, 42, 34, 37, 13, 26, 57, 35
• The first values - 28, 84, 47 and 72 represent
  the first row of the array. The second set of
  values are the 2nd row
• 28 84 47 72
• 69 26
• 91 40 28
• 42 34 37
• 13 26 57 35

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Two Dimensional Arrays

• Actually Java does not support 2d arrays in the
  traditional sense. What it does allow are
  one-dimensional arrays that hold arrays as
  values.
• In an initializer list, the first values
  represent the first element in the array. 28,
  84, 47, 72
• int table 28, 84, 47, 72, 69, 26,
  91, 40, 28, 42, 34, 37, 13, 26, 57, 35
• An initializer list can be used to create and set
  up a multidimensional array or values can be read
  into the array from a file or the keyboard.

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Multi-dimensional Arrays.

• Each element in the list is itself an initializer
  list. It is helpful to conceive of the 2D array
  as a table and a 3D array as a cube. After that,
  it is not easy to conceive of anything.
• Note that each array dimension has its own length
  constant. You can use the name of the array e.g.
  from the previous example - table.length is the
  number of rows.

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• public class PassArrays
• public static void main(String args)
• 
  
• int grades 100, 79, 83 , 44,
  56, 67 , 95, 88, 99
  printStudentScores( grades1 )
  
• // To print one row of the TwoD array
  
  
  public static void
  printStudentScores( int row )
• System.out.print("Scores for
  student ")
  for (int i 0 i lt row.length
  i) System.out.println(rowi
  )
  

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Creating a Checkerboard
// create the checkerboard Square
checkerboard new SquareMAX_SIZEMAX_SIZE//
Now fill it with square objects int row, col, x
0, y 0 for (row0 row lt
checkerboard.length row) for (col0 col
lt checkerboardrow.lengthcol) // use
some condition that will alternate between red
and black squares // and then create a new
square checkerboardrowcol new
Square(constructor parameters) // now draw
the square calling the appropriate method in the
square class else//Draws other
color squares checkerboardrowcol
new Square(constructor parameters) // now
draw the square calling the appropriate method in
the square class // close else
//close inner for // close outer for // The
code is not complete - you have change the x and
y values as you cross the rows // and when you
move to the next row , change x and y values
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Variable Length Parameter Lists

• Suppose we wanted to create a method that
  processed a different amount of data from one
  invocation to the next
• For example, let's define a method called average
  that returns the average of a set of integer
  parameters

// one call to average three values mean1
average (42, 69, 37)
// another call to average seven values mean2
average (35, 43, 93, 23, 40, 21, 75)
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Variable Length Parameter Lists

• We could define overloaded versions of the
  average method
• Downside we'd need a separate version of the
  method for each parameter count
• We could define the method to accept an array of
  integers
• Downside we'd have to create the array and store
  the integers prior to calling the method each
  time
• Instead, Java provides a convenient way to create
  variable length parameter lists

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Variable Length Parameter Lists

• Using special syntax in the formal parameter
  list, we can define a method to accept any number
  of parameters of the same type
• For each call, the parameters are automatically
  put into an array for easy processing in the
  method

public double average (int ... list) //
whatever
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Variable Length Parameter Lists
public double average (int ... list) double
result 0.0 if (list.length ! 0)
int sum 0 for (int num list)
sum num result (double)num /
list.length return result
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Variable Length Parameter Lists

• The type of the parameter can be any primitive or
  object type

public void printGrades (Grade ... grades)
for (Grade letterGrade grades)
System.out.println (letterGrade)
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Variable Length Parameter Lists

• A method that accepts a variable number of
  parameters can also accept other parameters
• The following method accepts an int, a String
  object, and a variable number of double values
  into an array called nums

public void test (int count, String name,
double ... nums) // whatever
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Variable Length Parameter Lists

• The varying number of parameters must come last
  in the formal arguments
• A single method cannot accept two sets of varying
  parameters
• Constructors can also be set up to accept a
  variable number of parameters
• See VariableParameters.java (page 396)
• See Family.java (page 397)

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Arrays as Parameters

• An entire array can be passed to a method as a
  parameter. Like any other object, the reference
  to the array is passed, making the formal and
  actual parameters aliases of each other.
• Changing an array element in the method changes
  the original element. An array element can be
  passed to a method as well, and follow the
  parameter passing rules of that element's type.

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The ArrayList Class

• An object of class ArrayList is similar to an
  array in that it stores multiple values
• However, a ArrayList
• only stores objects.
• can grow and shrink in size
• Service methods provided by the ArrayList t class
  are used to interact with a ArrayList..

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The ArrayList Class

• An important difference between an array and a
  ArrayList is that a ArrayList can be thought of
  as dynamic, that is, it is able to change its
  size as needed .
• A static structure like an array has a fixed size
  throughout its existence.
• Each ArrayList initially has a certain amount of
  memory space reserved for storing elements.

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ArrayList Class

• If an element is added that doesn't fit in the
  existing space, more room is automatically
  acquired.
• It accomplishes this by creating and destroying
  arrays. This is not really efficient except for
  representing linear relationships.

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The ArrayList Class

• An ArrayList is implemented using an array.
• Whenever new space is required, a new, larger
  array is created, and the values are copied from
  the original to the new array.
• To insert an element, existing elements are first
  copied, one by one, to another position in the
  array.
• Therefore, the implementation of ArrayList in the
  API is not very efficient

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The ArrayList Class

• Elements can be inserted or removed with a single
  method invocation
• When an element is inserted, the other elements
  "move aside" to make room
• Likewise, when an element is removed, the list
  "collapses" to close the gap
• The indexes of the elements adjust accordingly

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ArrayLists

• The major advantage of an ArrayList that we can
  store different types of objects in it.
• Since the methods are designed to accept
  references to any Object type, a reference to a
  string, an integer, a double etc. can be passed.
  
• NOTE that if a primitive type is passed, it
  must be passed as an object using the Integer, or
  Double wrapper classes.

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ArrayList Class

• Thus to put an integer into an ArrayList you
  would have to first create an integer object
• Integer num new Integer(2)
  
  Double doublenum new Double(2.98)
• The benefits of this are that different kinds of
  objects can be stored in the same data structure.
• You must inport the java.util package to use an
  ArrayList

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The ArrayList class Service methods
add(Object element) adds element to end of list

remove (Object element)
removes the object from the ArrayList. The
parameter is an alias to the object to be
removed. contains (Object element)
returns true if the object is in the ArrayList.
get (int index) returns the object at the
index specified. ensureCapacity() expands
array by creating a new array. lastIndexOf(Object
element) returns the last occurrence of
element. size() returns the number of objects.

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The ArrayList Class

• An ArrayList stores references to the Object
  class, which allows it to store any kind of
  object
• See Beatles.java (page 405)
• We can also define an ArrayList object to accept
  a particular type of object
• The following declaration creates an ArrayList
  object that only stores Family objects
• ArrayList ltFamilygt reunion new ArrayList
  ltFamilygt
• This is an example of generics to be discussed
  later